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Budget Checkup
October 1, 2009
Review the reasons your group requires hospital support
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Spanish Flu Redux?
October 1, 2009
H1N1 can’t hold a candle to the 1918 influenza strain that killed millions
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The Time to Act Is Now
October 1, 2009
HM takes a lead role in healthcare-associated infection prevention
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Measures of Success
October 1, 2009
HM groups triumph in spite of the troubled economy
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How should a patient with a new-onset seizure be managed?
October 1, 2009
Case A 42-year-old man is brought to the hospital by his family after a reported seizure. The patient was found on the floor, unresponsive, and suffering convulsions lasting less than a minute. He suffered no apparent trauma before or during the event. He has no history of seizures.
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Should HM Be in the Comanagement Business?
October 1, 2009
Hospitalists face difficult decisions every day, including situations that don’t always have clear-cut answers. This month’s “HM Debate” looks at the tricky business that is comanagement. The question: Should hospitalists pursue opportunities to comanage hospitalized patients?
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Revenue Essentials
October 1, 2009
Proactive strategies can smooth out reimbursement problems
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Payment Purgatory
October 1, 2009
Medicare cuts unlikely, but consult and reporting changes on the horizon
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Physician Engagement
October 1, 2009
QI involvement driven by personal, external factors
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Market Watch
October 1, 2009
In the Pipeline A new drug application (NDA) has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Acetavance, an intravenous (IV) form of acetaminophen used in the treatment of acute pain and fever in adults and children who cannot take oral medications.1 An NDA for a low-dose a
